Abstract
A dynamical analysis is presented that self-consistently takes into account the motion of the critical layer, in which the magnetic field reconnects, to describe how the [Formula presented] resistive internal kink mode develops in the nonlinear regime. The amplitude threshold marking the onset of strong nonlinearities due to a balance between convective and mode coupling terms is identified. We predict quantitatively the early nonlinear growth rate of the [Formula presented] mode below this threshold.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 4 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| Journal | Physical Review Letters |
| Volume | 90 |
| Issue number | 9 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2003 |
| Externally published | Yes |